The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) 2023 Africa Conference takes place from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 June 2023 in the city of Saly, Senegal on the theme “Towards a collaborative and just energy transition in Africa”. The conference is expected to welcome more than 100 participants from various sectors and countries in Africa and beyond. Among other things, it aims to strengthen the power and capacities of PWYP members and partners in Africa to ensure transparent, accountable, sustainable and equitable governance of transition minerals and a fair phase-out of fossil fuels in Africa. It also aims to share experiences, learn and reflect on the implementation and next phase of PWYP’s five-year strategy, Vision 2025; and to ensure good governance and strategic direction for PWYP in Africa.
The inaugural speech will be delivered by Dr Marit Kitaw, Acting Director of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) which was established in 2013 by the African Union to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision and Action Plan. Other speakers will include NRGI, EITI Senegal, Oxfam, Ford Foundation, EITI International Secretariat, Spaces for Change, Power Shift Africa and Policy Alert Nigeria. The final programme, including speakers, is available on the PWYP website.
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